In Type-Moon, it all starts with adopting Sakura.

"After all, the current situation is too complicated. I don't have time to send them to heaven one by one, so I don't have any good solutions."

"If we don't eliminate these guys, the upcoming battles will be much more troublesome as we'll have to be wary of their sneak attacks. So instead of simply wiping them out, we should make the most of their remaining strength at the last moment. For example, like this—"

"This is?!"

Under Belsac's astonished gaze, Rowe slowly raised his finger, and the golden ring on his left hand emitted a dazzling golden light at that moment.

Then, a special incantation was chanted from his mouth. The many evil spirits that had been devoured by the transmutation circle, as well as the captured magical beasts, trembled at this moment. Then, under their terrified gazes, these magical beasts actually merged together under the effect of the transmutation circle, transforming into several giant fantasy creatures that simultaneously possessed the characteristics of different magical beasts. Then, under his command, they began to explore in the direction that Avalon had indicated.

—Chimera Synthetic Beast.

"What was that just now...?"

Having witnessed firsthand the fusion of organic life forms, such as magical beasts, before his eyes, Belsak was somewhat incredulous. He stared in astonishment at the young man before him. Because everything that had just happened was so unexpected, Belsak was momentarily clueless as to what had just transpired.

Is it magic?

This is undoubtedly nonsense. Using magic to create mysterious creatures that are difficult to exist in reality is undoubtedly magic.

But that wasn't what Bersac cared about; he just felt the magic trick was far too exaggerated.

First, using the pendant and other materials, a workshop and magic array were erected on the spot, something that would normally take a magician several days to accomplish. Now, in the blink of an eye, the captured monsters and evil spirits were fused together and transformed into this kind of monster, a stitched monster similar to a chimera, and then put to use.

He had absolutely no idea who Luo Wei was...

At least in his view, the level of magical skill and power displayed had completely exceeded the scope of magic, and could even be called a miracle.

“Spirit summoning magic captures evil spirits and magical beasts, moon spirit marrow fluid supports the calculations, alchemy serves as the base for equivalent exchange, and finally it is put into use in the animal magic system.”

"This magic trick can't be used outside, since you need enough materials to fuse it. But now is the best time to use it, since there are so many materials here, each of which can be turned into combat power."

Loewy, leaning on his gleaming silver wand with one hand and stroking his chin with the other, answered without hesitation.

"Zoanomakai magic... You call this scene Zoanomakai magic?"

As he watched the self-forging array gradually twist and turn, forming a new synthetic magical beast, Belsak's face even became somewhat numb.

He had seen alchemy and Zoan-type magic before, but anything done to this extent was truly unheard of. What surprised him even more was Luo Wei's attitude.

These chimera chimeras created on the spot would undoubtedly become extremely terrifying monsters if left outside. Most magicians would regard such mysterious and large creatures as trump cards. However, in Luo Wei's eyes, he had never paid much attention to these chimeras. Even when he summoned them, it was only because they were readily available materials that he created them.

What kind of magical cultivation level could enable someone to do something so illogical?

Could he actually be one of the Lords of the Clock Tower?

Bersak thought to himself in astonishment.

After all, in his mind, only the monarch of the Clock Tower could do something so outrageous.

What he didn't know was that the reason why Rowe was able to perform such a grand magic so easily was mostly due to the earth's ley line magic and the enhancement of that wand.

Magic of the same system—summoning magic, angelic spells, alchemical magic, and elemental magic—can receive a tenfold increase. Although the final Zoan-type magic is not of the same system, it still provides a fivefold or greater increase. Combined with the abundant materials in this place, the use of ever-expanding magic circles for capture, and alchemy as the central conversion bridge, achieving this level of sophistication is not difficult.

After all, the chimera he created could not possibly be a real chimera; at best, it was merely a chimera with a certain degree of mystery, closely resembling the original image.

Against a modern magician, such a monster would indeed be a terrifying enemy, but against the one heading his way, a chimera of this caliber would be nothing more than an appetizer to greet each other.

"Hey, the fight hasn't even started yet, you're getting a bit too surprised, aren't you? I remember when we first met last night, you were acting like a ruthless guy who wanted to chop me up, how come you've suddenly become so weak? And compared to this—"

Noticing Belsak's surprised gaze, Rowe joked with him. At the same time, he looked straight ahead and sensed that the chimera chimeras he had just ordered to scout ahead had been completely wiped out in an instant just seconds ago.

This unusual turn of events made his expression slightly more serious.

"What have you discovered?"

Noticing the change in Rovi's eyes, Belsac didn't have time to argue with him, but instead asked in a deep voice.

"Hmm...it's nothing, it's just that the other party is much faster than I expected. Be careful of the old man, lest he accidentally die later."

"Wordy."

Upon hearing Rowe's words, Belsac picked up his newly enchanted one-handed axe, preparing to face the enemy, but Rowe stopped him.

"Come back. Fighting in my territory is foolish. You just need to cover for me; you don't need to go into battle yourself. My magic doesn't have automatic target acquisition. So what I mean is, I'll go in first, and if I lose, you'll find a way to get me out of here. If we can't leave, then we'll die here together."

"what?"

Bersak's eyes widened, and before he could even finish speaking, suddenly...

—Click click click click click!

A strange, grating sound, like armor scraping, came from the depths of the darkness.

Immediately, their expressions turned serious.

"Buzzing—!!"

At the same time, a piercing sound, like bones colliding, came along, sounding like steel hitting stone slabs. The strange agitation, though not loud, was exceptionally jarring. Even as the tunnel collapsed, Luo Wei accurately detected this sound.

And they also noticed...

"They're here!!"

Staring straight into the boundless darkness, Luo Wei, who was on high alert, suddenly spoke up to warn everyone.

brush--!!

The next moment, the pale white bone blade suddenly swung out from the other end of the darkness, bursting out with a sharp sound of air being cut.

Although it was difficult to detect, something extremely dangerous was indeed approaching their location, and it was very close, almost within arm's reach.

It seems they used something in the darkness as a medium to achieve a near-teleportation function and arrive near them.

And the direction is...

"There!!"

—Clang!

In an instant, as the sound of air being torn apart echoed in the darkness, the Moon Spirit Essence liquid hidden in the thermos transformed into a silver lightning bolt and shot out, colliding violently with the blade attacking from the darkness, sparking several dazzling sparks. Then, cutting through the darkness were Luo Wei's calm eyes, which shimmered with a strange light.

"...What exactly is it?!"

Hearing the sound from the other side, Belsak turned around abruptly. In the next instant, Rowe's wand flashed with a dazzling light, and in the instant it blocked the opponent's attack, it unleashed an extremely terrifying magical power, directly blasting away the enemy who intended to launch a sneak attack at close range, causing him to slam heavily against the wall behind him, raising a cloud of white dust.

It was at this moment that Belsak finally saw clearly the person who had just launched a sneak attack on the two of them...?

No, although it looks humanoid, it is definitely not a real human being, because it has no flesh and blood. It is a pale human body that has been shattered into pieces by Luo Wei's full-force attack and is now scattered messily on the ground in the burial site.

Skeleton soldiers?

Upon seeing the thing in person, not only Belsak but also Rowe couldn't help but have the same thought. However, the next moment, what happened completely refuted their idea.

Under the control of an invisible magical force, the scattered skeletons on the ground, like puppets pulled by threads, were forcibly dragged into the air by an unseen force. Then, they were manipulated and reassembled by invisible fingers, reassembled into their original human form.

Then, accompanied by more and more ear-piercing sounds—

Click, click, click...

This time, both Rowe and Belsack were certain of the sound. It was the sound of bones rubbing against armor. They quickly rose to their feet, and their figures emerged from the darkness one after another. These eerie skeletal soldiers held various bone weapons—longswords, spears, or traditional English longbows. Combined with their leather and iron armor, it was easy to see that these skeletal soldiers, their eye sockets burning with the light of their souls, were knights or soldiers from hundreds, even thousands of years ago.

Looking at the leader, the skeleton knight who, after being hit by his beam of light, did not turn into dust but instead became even brighter, Luo Wei had already made a deduction in his mind.

This is the characteristic of absorbing magic power. Because of the long time since its death, its mystery far exceeds that of ordinary fantasy species. Combined with the opponent's swift and fierce skills during the sneak attack, even if you told him that this was an elite soldier from the time of King Arthur, Luo Wei would not find it too surprising.

It seemed that as that guy kept getting closer, the surrounding otherworld became more distorted, and soon it collided and changed more violently with the barrier set up by Lovi.

Barrier formation and otherworldly transformation.

Furthermore, the sudden appearance of the barrier placed by Loveb caused the number of entities within the tomb that originally required magical energy to increase from the alternate dimension simulated by Logos React to Loveb's barrier and this other world. This led to a gradual depletion of the previously stable leyline magic. If there were some distance between them, the effect wouldn't be too noticeable. However, as the entity from the depths of darkness continued to approach, and the otherworldly transformation became increasingly severe, even approaching the actual manifestation of a fixed barrier, this situation undoubtedly became much more pronounced.

The magic power in the surrounding environment, which was originally quite abundant, suddenly became scarce, causing the magician's magic circuits to fall into a state of supply shortage.

Even so, Luo Wei adjusted his state in the next breath, fully adapted to the drastically changed environment, and was ready to start the battle at any time.

"No aura, no soul, completely a puppet controlled by an unknown entity. Its mode of action tends to use the remains of ancient soldiers as a medium, so is it a puppet-like being that can be controlled? No, perhaps it's more like a Shadow Servant, a failed Servant..."

Having actually participated in the Holy Grail War, Loew naturally possessed sufficient knowledge about Servants and the Holy Grail system. This enabled him to quickly ascertain the true nature of the enemy.

The skeletal soldier wielding a longsword is undoubtedly Saber, while the others holding spears and longbows are Lancer and Archer.

However, it seems that because it lacks the third magic, the Heaven's Feel, it cannot summon the original skeleton as a Heroic Spirit, or even in its phantom form. Therefore, it is at best a failed Heroic Spirit, essentially inferior to a Shadow Servant, and should obediently step aside.

As the skeletal soldiers gradually surrounded them, Lovi, located in the center of the transmutation circle, gently raised his finger and began to draw strange patterns in mid-air.

--raging!!

Flames gradually rose, followed by a flash of crimson rune light at his fingertips.

"Dust to dust, ashes to ashes, in the name of fire I command you to return to the embers."

A crimson and complex modified rune rose from his fingertips, and the special modified Nordic base reappeared, igniting completely in his eyes and turning them a dazzling red.

"—【With this hand as flame, its form as a sword, its function is to judge crimes】!!"

As the incantation was uttered, several crimson runes rose from his fingertips and began to dance in the air.

At the same time, a red flaming sword appeared in Luo Wei's right hand, illuminating the surrounding darkness and causing the scorching heat to make the surrounding air buzz.

—Bear bear bear bear!!

The flames danced more joyfully, illuminating his eyes and the enemies hidden in the darkness.

His cold gaze swept across the area, pinpointing the enemy's location. He then swung his sword horizontally at the approaching skeletal soldier, channeling his magic and unleashing the enhancement abilities of his wand to unleash its full power and magic.

In an instant, the already fierce flames and magic began to surge, grow wildly, and intensify, reaching another terrifying level. The temperature it possessed was enough to easily melt the hardest steel.

Immediately, Lovi completely ignored Belsac beside him and charged straight at the oncoming enemy.

"—Hunt the Red Cross!!"

"Um?!!"

Clearly, he had anticipated this in advance, or rather, Rowe's chanting had served as the best warning. In a short time, Belsak immediately devised a corresponding strategy. After all, he wasn't some ordinary old man without any strength; at such a crucial moment, he could certainly sense Rowe's intentions, and therefore decisively chose to cooperate.

The instant Belsak ducked to avoid the onslaught of flames, the tip of his flaming sword clashed violently with the approaching skeletal soldier. Afterward, the flaming sword lost its shape and exploded forth. Under Lovi's control, the sword, its tip and temperature deliberately controlled, dodged the nearby old gravedigger and slashed horizontally at the raised bluestone wall, instantly scattering the surrounding walls.

In just a moment, the terrifyingly powerful Flame Sword had already played its due role. The flames of the Red Cross almost completely engulfed all the skeletal soldiers in the darkness, scorching their surfaces black.

However, even so—

"What? Its magic resistance seems to be quite good..."

Looking at the group of skeletal soldiers in front of him, who had taken a direct hit from his Red Cross Hunting attack by Runeki's Disc, resulting in half of their bodies being melted by flames, yet were still able to move, Rowe was somewhat surprised.

At the same time, he couldn't help but admire them. As expected of beings made to imitate Servants, even if they weren't real Servants, their magic resistance and basic performance were indeed quite good. In addition, the materials they were made of were bones from a thousand years ago, and they had been soaked in the magic power of the ley lines for so long, which gave these skeleton soldiers a decent level of magic resistance.

only……